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O Sing unto the Lord: A History of English Church Music
Andrew Gant
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Description for O Sing unto the Lord: A History of English Church Music
Paperback. Num Pages: 464 pages, Two 8 page plate sections. One black and white, one color. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; AVGD; HBJD1; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 305 x 31. Weight in Grams: 408.
Andrew Gant's compelling account traces English church music from Anglo-Saxon origins to the present. It is a history of the music and of the people who made, sang and listened to it. It shows the role church music has played in ordinary lives and how it reflects those lives back to us. The author considers why church music remains so popular and frequently tops the classical charts and why the BBC's Choral Evensong remains the longest-running radio series ever. He shows how England's church music follows the contours of its history and is the soundtrack of its changing politics ... Read more
Andrew Gant's compelling account traces English church music from Anglo-Saxon origins to the present. It is a history of the music and of the people who made, sang and listened to it. It shows the role church music has played in ordinary lives and how it reflects those lives back to us. The author considers why church music remains so popular and frequently tops the classical charts and why the BBC's Choral Evensong remains the longest-running radio series ever. He shows how England's church music follows the contours of its history and is the soundtrack of its changing politics ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Profile Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
464
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781781252482
SKU
V9781781252482
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-7
About Andrew Gant
'No-one is better qualified to write on the subject of English Church Music' (Peter Phillips) than Andrew Gant, who is the author of Christmas Carols: From Village Green to Church Choir [9781781253526]. He is a composer, choirmaster, university teacher and writer who has directed the choirs of the Guards' Chapel, Worcester College Oxford and Her Majesty's Chapel Royal. He lectures ... Read more
Reviews for O Sing unto the Lord: A History of English Church Music
Excellent ... This authoritative and engaging history brings ... light and warmth to the subject
Sunday Times
A wonderfully lively account of one of our greatest stories
Peter Phillips An illuminating and entertaining history [...] Drawing on his own extensive experience as choirmaster at the Chapel Royal, Andrew Gant covers this vast territory in breezy, unbuttoned fashion, ... Read more
Sunday Times
A wonderfully lively account of one of our greatest stories
Peter Phillips An illuminating and entertaining history [...] Drawing on his own extensive experience as choirmaster at the Chapel Royal, Andrew Gant covers this vast territory in breezy, unbuttoned fashion, ... Read more